Light Duties Only
2 GoodGymers made their way to help the Bedminster Winter Lanterns in Bristol.
- Saturday, 4th of February 2023
- Led by Bristol runner
The Bedminster Winter Lantern Parade is a well-loved and established tradition in the area. It stars children of the local schools with home-made, colourful lanterns.
Two veterans of previous parades were keen to help out once again. Arriving punctually they nervously awaited their assignments. Would they be testing their mental fortitude and diplomacy to the max, by stewarding diverted roads? Or would they be walking the route alongside the parade?
Fortunately the evening's brief was simple: place the huge, delicate, lanterns in their correct starting locations, and then tidying up after the schoolchildren had departed.
None of the portended risks—gusts of wind, irate drivers, a sudden rainstorm—dared to make an appearance. The volunteers were able to depart knowing another Good Gym mission had helped light up the local community.
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